13.8% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Aurukun · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Aurukun
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 13.8% of people in Aurukun have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where most adults left school early, and very few hold university degrees. While school completion has risen slightly since 2011, the area remains among the lowest in the country for formal qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A large portion of the population left school early, with 39.3% finishing at Year 10 and 33% finishing at Year 9 or below. Only 13.8% finished Year 12, a result far below the Queensland average of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Aurukun, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 9 or below (36%) and Year 12 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 2.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure and has fallen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
2.9% ▼ -33.7%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Aurukun, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are education at 11.2% and society and culture at 8.6%. Other notable areas include management and commerce at 5.6% and health at 4.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Education is provided by a single government school with 227 enrolments. This school has an average advantage score of 694, which is among the lowest for similar areas.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.82
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
227
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
227
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
694
Lower than 97% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Aurukun
1 school — 227 students, average ICSEA 694.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Aurukun State School, Aurukun | Government | Combined | — | 227 | 694 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Aurukun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA30250/aurukun/topic/education